Ellen Wrede: Liberal arts major aspires to be a librarian, but remains flexible

11:42 PM,
Feb. 1, 2014

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Ellen Wrede said she felt despondent for a time last summer as she bounced around the Midwest looking for a job.

Wrede, 22, had graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon with a degree in elementary education. She plans to earn a master's degree in library science. Her goal since she was 15 has been to become a librarian.

Wrede said it's possible she may end up in a field unrelated to anything she studies, or in a library position she never trained for in school. The broad education and career flexibility of a liberal arts degree is one benefit its defenders cite. ...